Australia’s Sophie is the most expensive player at WPL 2027 auction; Uma is the youngest

Australia’s Sophie Molineux was the most expensive player in Women’s Premier League 2027 after being bought for ₹ 1.1 crore by UP Warriorz at the auction which took place in Kochi, Kerala, on Wednesday.

Fifteen-year-old Uma Kashvi was the youngest player sold at any WPL auction after Delhi Capitals roped her in for ₹10 lakh.

Left-arm spinner Sophie Molineux, who was bought by UP Warriorz for ₹1.1 crore, was also the most expensive foreign player in the WPL 2027 auction. Shweta Sehrawat was the costliest uncapped player in the WPL 2027 auction after Mumbai Indians shelled out ₹20 lakh for her services.

Five WPL franchises retain 63 players

Meanwhile, top international stars like Sophia Dunkley, Heather Graham and Chamari Athapaththu went unsold at the auction.

Held at the Grand Hyatt Kochi, the WPL 2027 auction saw the five teams assemble and tune their squads ahead of the new season. The five cricket teams filled a total of 25 slots, including seven for foreign players, at the WPL 2027 mini auction from a pool of 150 cricketers – 122 Indians and 28 overseas players.

The minimum base price of a player at the WPL 2027 auction was ₹10 lakh while the maximum base price was ₹50 lakh. Top talented players like Sophie Molineux and Sophia Dunkley were part of the Women’s Premier League auction.

Fifteen-year-old Uma Kashvi was the youngest player sold at any WPL auction after Delhi Capitals roped her in for ₹10 lakh. Pic: Instagram

Smriti Mandhana, Ashleigh Gardner and Nat Sciver-Brunt, all of whom were retained for ₹3.50 crore ahead of the 2027 mega auction, are the most expensive players in WPL history.

Mandhana, who was acquired by the Royal Challengers Bengaluru during the WPL 2023 auction for ₹3.40 crore, holds the record for the highest bid for any player. She helped her team win the title in 2024 and 2026.

For WPL 2027, each cricket team was allowed to build a squad of up to 18 players. Since it was a mini-auction, the Right to Match (RTM) option was not available for franchises.

UP Warriorz entered the auction with the most rebuilding to do, having retained 10 players each. They also had the largest purse (₹3.75 crore). Former champions Mumbai Indians had the least to spend (₹0.90 crore) and six slots to fill.

Meanwhile, Gujarat Giants had a purse of ₹1.25 crore to spend from and three slots to fill.

WPL 2027 most expensive players

Most expensive player in WPL 2027: Sophie Molineux (₹1.1 crore) to UP Warriorz.

Most expensive overseas player in WPL 2027: Sophie Molineux (₹1.1 crore) to UP Warriorz.

Most expensive Indian player in WPL 2027: Kiran Navgire (₹75 lakh) to Delhi Capitals.

Most expensive uncapped player in WPL 2027: Shweta Sehrawat (₹20 lakh) to Mumbai Indians.

The full squads: Delhi capitals: Jemimah Rodrigues, Shafali Verma, Annabel Sutherland, Marizanne Kapp, Niki Prasad, Laura Wolvaardt, Chinelle Henry, N Shree Charani, Deeya Yadav, Nandani Sharma, Mamatha Madiwala, Lucy Hamilton, Minnu Mani, Kiran Navgire, Uma Kashvi, Nazma Khan, Kirstie Gordon.

Gujarat Giants: Ashleigh Gardner, Beth Mooney, Sophie Devine, Renuka Singh, Bharti Fulmali, Anushka Sharma, Tanuja Kanwer, Kashvee Gautam, Georgia Wareham, Kanika Ahuja, Kim Garth, Yastika Bhatia, Happy Kumari, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Jintimani Kalita, Gunalan Kamalini, Orla Prendergast, Samaira Raghav.

Mumbai Indians: Natalia Sciver, Harmanpreet Kaur, Hayley Matthews, Amanjot Kaur, Amelia Kerr, Shabnim Ismail, Sanskriti Gupta, Rahila Firdous, Sajeevan Sajana, Nicola Carey, Vaishnavi Sharma, Tara Norris, Disha Kasat, Latika Inamdar, Bharti Rawal, Saanika Chalke, Shweta Sehrawat, Ashita Bhagat.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Smriti Mandana, Richa Ghosh, Ellyse Perry, Shreyanka Patil, Georgia Voll, Nadine De Klerk, Radha Yadav, Lauren Bell, Prema Rawat, Pooja Vastrakar, Arundhati Reddy Prathyoosha Kumar, Sayali Satghare, Jess Jonassen, Vrinda Dinesh Chloe Tyron, Tejal Hasabnis.

Uttar Pradesh Warriors: Deepti Sharma, Sophie Ecclestone, Meg Lanning, Phoebe Litchfield, Harleen Deol, Kranti Gaud, Shikha Pandey, Shipra Giri, Simran Shaikh, Pratika Rawal, Sneh Rana, Grace Harris, Sophie Molineux, Sushma Verma, Kathryn Bryce, Asha Sobhana, Manali Dakshini, Sahana Pawar.